When Making Inferences About What Caused Another Person to Commit

question 20

Multiple Choice

When making inferences about what caused another person to commit a crime, we tend to attribute the cause to

• A)external, stable, and global factors.
• B)internal, unstable, and global factors.
• C)internal, stable, and global factors.
• D)external, unstable, and global factors.

Understand the application of the Wilcoxon rank-sum test and its requirements.

Grasp the handling of tied ranks in nonparametric tests.

Understand the theoretical underpinnings of nonparametric tests requiring few assumptions about population distributions.

Comprehend the assumptions underlying the usage of specific nonparametric tests for hypothesis testing.

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Definitions:

Humanistic Theory

A psychological perspective that emphasizes the study of the whole person, looking at human behavior not only through the eyes of the observer but through the eyes of the person doing the behaving.

Existential

Pertaining to existentialism, a philosophy that emphasizes individual freedom, choice, and existence.

Cognitive

Relating to mental processes such as awareness, perception, reasoning, and judgement.

Trait

A stable characteristic or quality that defines an individual's personality and influences behavior.